Dave Myers has admitted he's 'missing his beard' as he gave an update on his health. The celebrity chef joined his Hairy Bikers co-star Si King on their Hairy Bikers Agony Uncles podcast as he undergoes treatment for cancer.
Back in May, Dave revealed the news of his cancer diagnosis on an episode of the pair's Agony Uncles podcast and said that he didn't want to 'hide under a rock', but will be away from work, asking fans to 'respect his privacy' as he undergoes treatment. "But look, the prognosis is okay, I’m going to be fine," he added at the time.
While he hasn't specified the type of cancer he has, he did say earlier this year he was undergoing chemotherapy. During the latest podcast, a fan of wrote in to tell the much-loved pair they are ‘brilliant and so watchable’. The fan also said: “Hope you’re feeling okay Dave!”
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In response, Dave offered an update and told listeners: "Under the circumstances, I’m doing alright." Later, during the Confidential Corner segment of the show, in which listeners write in with their dilemmas to be given advice by the Hairy Bikers, Dave spoke about the loss of his facial hair.
In one dilemma, ‘Katie’, spoke about her frustrations with her husband’s hairdo. She said: “I’m married to my very own Hairy Biker, and I have been for 10 years. The issue is he’s not quite so hairy now, he’s sporting, I’m afraid, a bit of a combover. I’ve tried to gently hint that shaved heads are a great look, especially with a beard, but no luck.
"He is still insisting on not cutting it, now obviously I think he’ll look gorgeous whatever, but how can I persuade him its time to get rid of the combover. Or should I not even try and just leave him to it?"
Dave joked that he'd "get the clippers out and do it for him," before telling 'Katie' to 'embrace it'. He said: "Also as a biker as well, with a combover under your helmet it sticks to your helmet when you take it off Embrace it, go for it, it’s the beard I miss though. I was born with that beard."
'Posh Tash', who is the podcast's 'voice of reason', then asked Dave if he missed fiddling with his facial hair, getting food stuck in it, or combing it to which Dave responded: "I just miss having my beard, the feeling of it. Because your skins different and all peachy. No, I want my beard back – I’m alright with my hair! I think the bald head and beard is the way to go for a biker as you’re getting on."
It comes after Si gave an update about his co-star's cancer battle as he presented a cookery demonstration at Bolton Food and Drink Festival last weekend. The 55-year-old appeared on stage alongside presenter Jenny Powell, after Dave had to pull out of the festival due to his diagnosis.
Si thanked those in attendance for their support and reassured people that his close friend is 'in the trenches' but 'getting there'. Addressing the crowd at the end of his demonstration, he said: "I just wanted to say, from Dave and I, thank you so so very much for all of the goodwill and support, all the messages really do not go unnoticed. He's doing canny but as you appreciate he's right in the trenches of it all at the minute but he's getting there, thank God."
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